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Internet Restored In Tripoli As Rebels Take Control

Posted by timothy on from the let's-see-where-things-stand-in-a-year-or-3 dept.

angry tapir writes "Internet connectivity was restored in Tripoli late Sunday local time, as rebel forces took control of many parts of the capital city of Libya. A new mobile network set up by the rebels in the east of Libya in April, called Libyana Al Hurra, and a similar network in Misrata, will soon also be linked to the Libyana Mobile Phone network in Tripoli, said Ousama Abushagur, a Libyan telecommunications engineer in the U.A.E, who led the team that set up Libyana Al Hurra."

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  1. Re:Who is the new dictator? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    If you honestly believe that tripe, I've got a bridge to sell you !

    It will be interesting to see how the previously free healthcare, free education, free housing/utilities and subsidized products like motor vehicles are handled by the "new" regime.
    Libya had ZERO international debt and a massive sovereign wealth fund, that owned things like 50% of the main bank in Bahrain.
    With the cheapest oil production costs for the highest quality oil in the world, ordinary Libyans will probably be lucky to afford food for the next ten years.

    While the US, France and the UK now fight over the wealth, the Islamic Brotherhood and the Benghazi Royal Family will no doubt fight over domestic control.